Tropical savanna
Kapaa, Hawaii
Kauai County, Hawaii · Population 11k · 364 ft elevation
Living in Kapaa
Kapaa has a tropical savanna climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and warm winters (January lows around 65°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 242 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 17 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kapaa is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Kapaa at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 70°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,423 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $822k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,997/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.19%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 29%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,806 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 78°F | 65°F | 2.8″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Feb | 77°F | 65°F | 3.6″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 66°F | 5.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Apr | 79°F | 69°F | 2.0″ | — | 286 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 70°F | 2.2″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 73°F | 1.8″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 74°F | 1.8″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 74°F | 2.3″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 74°F | 2.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 73°F | 3.3″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 70°F | 4.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Dec | 78°F | 68°F | 4.6″ | — | 245 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology